Champion Kenny Roberts

Kenny Roberts is arguably the greatest all-round motorcycle racer the world has ever seen. This DVD traces a career which saw Roberts take the American No.1 rider title two years in a row ? in 1973 and 1974 ? by winning a variety of events which made up a cross section of the sport in all it's forms. Awesome skills honed on the 100 mph ovals of dirt track racing and in Formula 750 were then brilliantly applied to the 500 cc World Championship, where Roberts stunned the sport by taking victory in his first season, 1978. Incredibly, he secured the World Championship again in 1979 and 1980, earning millions of fans and the well-deserved title King Kenny. After proving himself a champion on all kinds of track, Roberts turned to the business side of racing, rapidly becoming one of the world's most successful motorcycle team owners. Alongside awesome racing footage from throughout a remarkable career, including unforgettable clashes with fellow legends like Barry Sheene, Eddie Lawson and Freddie Spencer, we hear from Roberts' protégés Wayne Rainey and John Kocinski. This detailed profile includes action-packed highlights of a remarkable career which had one common theme - winning! Bonus Features: Marlboro Team Roberts 1990 Season Action-packed highlights charting the team's victorious debut year, as Wayne Rainey dominated the 500 cc World Championship and John Kocinski secure the 250 cc World Championship in a nail-biting finale Marlboro Team Roberts 1991 Season ? the dramatic story of the gripping championship battle as Wayne Rainey roared to another title, and John Kocinski graduated to 500 cc Grand Prix racing.